Matt Ross's Blog – January 2016 Archive (4)

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — Miami, FL – Today, Drew Estate announced their plans to become the Exclusive U.S. Distributor for Debonaire House and Indian Motorcycle Cigars. Both brands are produced in the Dominican Republic under the leadership of Philip S. Zanghi III, a long-time tobacco industry veteran.

January 6, 2016 we are proud to announce a very special release and it’s called Pickle Juice. This new project will be a seasonal release available in time for St. Patrick’s Day 2016. The packaging will feature a plastic jar to resemble a pickle jar. What makes Pickle Juice unique is that only 500 jars will be available for purchase. Each jar will be numbered and only available during St. Patrick’s Day. The customers picked to sell Pickle Juice will only receive a total of 10 jars. …

General Cigar announces today that the company has modernized the design of its iconic Macanudo logo for the U.S. market. Beginning on January 15, 2016, Macanudo Café, Macanudo Maduro, Macanudo Crü Royale and Macanudo 1968 and will feature the brand’s new look.

“The Macanudo logo has evolved to a more contemporary design, and packaging has been updated for visual consistency throughout the portfolio. The changes will make Macanudo even more appealing on shelf and more relevant to…